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Domestic violence knows no socioeconomic, racial or even gender boundaries — although victims are predominately women. Domestic violence is also not limited to physical abuse but is defined as a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior that escalates in severity over time. This can include physical, emotional, psychological or financial abuse.

This past week, the Lincoln Health Foundation had their annual meeting in the Lincoln Parish Library’s meeting room to review their efforts over the past year.

At the meeting, members of the community shared the impact the LHF is having in the community of Ruston and surrounding areas and how certain programs implemented this past year have benefited the community.

From Life Choices to Lincoln Parish Schools, the LHF has provided grants and funds to help these places grow and foster a more active community.

End-of-the-year testing is approaching fast and with all the stress testing brings, an added stress this year for teachers and students alike, has been the implementation of Common Core — a set of standards that are purposefully more rigorous in order to ensure students are more “career and college-ready.”

But as of Monday, Louisiana legislators have decided Louisiana high school will opt out of Common Core testing for 2015-16, which should make the weight of preparing for end-of-year testing a little lighter on educators.